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Four-Legged Friends
Since 2009, Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ students have played a critical role in preparing dogs for service to others. Xenia, Ohio-based 4 Paws for Ability matches children who have disabilities with a trained service dog to enrich and assist in their daily lives. Each semester, students can apply in pairs to foster a dog on campus, focusing on socialization training by including the dog in day-to-day college activities such as going to classes and out to stores. To date, Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ students have fostered 117 dogs, 53 of which have completed training and are making an impact across the country on the lives of the children they serve.&²Ô²ú²õ±è;​